Special Features

10. Rooney Mara

Columbia Pictures

The director: David Fincher

Projects:The Social Network, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

What he sees in her: “Oh, man, she’s a weirdo. She’s a great weirdo.”

Though this artist-muse relationship is still very much in its nascent stages, it’s still teeming with potential. After casting her in a bit part as Mark Zuckerberg’s foil in The Social Network, David Fincher handpicked Rooney Mara to play Lisbeth Salander in the American remake of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo over some of Hollywood’s hottest young actresses. The bold move paid off. The relatively unknown Mara gave us a ferocious, Oscar-nominated performance as the inked-up hacker, which instantly catapulted her onto the A-list and solidified Fincher’s reputation as a casting whiz. The sequel can’t come soon enough.